Movie Review: “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2”

I have to admit, I was a little skeptical going in to the film because this movie followed the tale of the fourth book, “Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood.” The first movie (which I also loved) focused on the plot of the first book, “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.” So where were book two and three?

But my apprehensions fell away no more than three minutes into the movie. Even if you didn’t like the books, you can easily enjoy this tale about friendship and finding who you really are.

The movie touches on facts of life that every friendship goes through: people grow apart. These magical pants that Bridget (Blake Lively), Lena (Alexis Bledel), Carmen (American Ferrera) and Tibby (Amber Tamblyn) found in the first movie where able to hold them together through the carefree summers of high school, but the first summer in college proved to be a little more difficult. The girls were forced to learn how to keep in touch on their own.

(L-R) Actresses Blake Lively, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera and Amber Tamblyn attend the world premiere of ‘The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2’ presented by Warner Bros. Pictures at the Ziegfeld Theatre on July 28, 2008 in New York City. (Getty Images)

Each girl experiences her own kind of dream summer, that actually borders on being too perfect. Falling in love, falling out of love, falling (literally) into archeological dig sites, falling on stage — but always falling back into each other — you really don’t want to question how it all works.

But I did want to question where all the money comes from. Between jet-setting around the world and doing volunteer “life building” projects — I wonder how the girls can afford it all. After most college students come home from freshmen year of college it’s nothing but Top Ramen and free on-demand movies for entertainment. But the viewer can almost live vicariously through the girls because they seem so normal, just like anybody you might meet sitting next to you in a history class.

That is part of what is so endearing about the movie; it’s real — except for the money.

Despite some corny quirkiness, the film is wel worth it the price of admission. Just make sure you go into it with the right mindset: It’s a “chick flick.” And by “chick flick” I mean you want to rent a convertible, do each other’s makeup, go out to dinner, put on too much lip-gloss and then go see the movie — naturally, giggling about inside jokes the whole time.

Just one suggestion: Make sure you have some extra long-distance minutes on your phone — you will leave the theater wanting to call all your long lost friends from high school, and maybe even schedule a random trip to go visit (assuming you can afford it)!